----- Original Message -----
From Charles Christ <cfchrist at earthlink.net>
To: Toby Atwater <tob.sprite.landcruiser@home.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 3:13 PM
Subject: Re: fastest in reverse bug-i in Fresno
> no all my early saab stuff has a reverse gear in the transaxles. 3speed
> non synchro first gear has a reverse right up through v-4 4 speed with
> synchro first gear has a reverse that covers 93b, 93f , 94 both 2 stroke
> and v-4 and 95&96 both 2 stroke and v-4. possibly thr 2cyl 2 stroke 92's
> but i do not think so.
>
> chuck.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Toby Atwater <tob.sprite.landcruiser@home.com>
> To: Charles Christ <cfchrist@earthlink.net>; Spridgets list
> <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 8:11 PM
> Subject: Re: fastest in reverse bug-i in Fresno
>
>
> > wasnt it the early 2 stroke v4 saabs that had no reverse. You had to
stop
> > the engine, turn the key the other way, and it would start in reverse.
How
> > cool is that.
> >
> > Toby
> >
> >
> > > to reverse the rotation of a vw trans axle you remove the
differential
> > > carrier with the ring gear and turn it over. if you dont, you get
the
> > > dreaded 4 gears in reverse and 1 really low forward drive gear. it
was
> > > popular to invert some complete trans axle assemblies such as renault
> > > dauphine and fiat multipla (sp.?) for modified sports racers and
formula
> > > cars of the late 50's and 60's before hewland gear boxes became more
> > > available.
> > > the vw ring gear swap was needed when converting vw powered cars to
> > corvair
> > > power. which was a popular conversion from empi and scat (and
others)
> > back
> > > in the late 60's and early 70's.
> > >
> > > enough boring go fast history for today..............
> > >
> > > chuck.
> > > verrrrrry interesting , but ..........stupid! (laugh in.....artie
> > johnson)
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Ric Otte <ricotte@mac.com>
> > > To: Fred Bassett <fredbass@pacific.net.id>
> > > Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 1:34 PM
> > > Subject: Re: fastest in reverse bug-i in Fresno
> > >
> > >
> > > > Fred,
> > > >
> > > > I hadn't heard that about the v6, but would be very interested if it
> > > > is true (not for my sprite, but for another project). Hey, don't
> > > > laugh too hard at things like turning the differential upside down;I
> > > > think Chapman had to do things like that to use the vw transaxle in
> > > > the mid-engined cars.
> > > > Ric
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >Ric,
> > > > >
> > > > >Thanks for the input. Maybe I could turn the differential upside
> down
> > > > >(joke)? Do all Honda engines turn the wrong way? I understood
that
> > the
> > > V6
> > > > >engines were clockwise, but I have no actual experience with them.
> > > > >
> > > > >All the best,
> > > > >
> > > > >Fred
> > > > >
> > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > >From: Ric Otte <ricotte@mac.com>
> > > > >To: Fred Bassett <fredbass@pacific.net.id>
> > > > >Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > > > >Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 8:11 PM
> > > > >Subject: Re: fastest in reverse bug-i in Fresno
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Fred,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Honda engines turn the 'wrong' way; i.e., they rotate in the
> > opposite
> > > > > > direction as most other engines. They are great engines, but
if
> > you
> > > > > > put a honda engine in your Spridget you're gonna have 4 or 5
> > reverse
> > > > > > gears and only 1 forward gear. Of course, you could look at it
> > this
> > > > > > way: you'd have the world fastest spridget in reverse.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ric
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >Thanks for sharing your experience. The way I see it, if I
> rescue
> > a
> > > > > > >Spridgite that has been long neglected, and not likely to get
> back
> > > on the
> > > > > > >road without my assistance, I won't feel badly modifying
> > > mechanically to
> > > > > > >suit my fancy. I was thinking of a Honda engine, but agree
the
> > > Toyota
> > > > >may
> > > > > > >be more practical, as the transmission is already fitted to
the
> > > engine.
> > > > >I
> > > > > > >guess the next question would be brakes. Are they adequate?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >All the best,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >Fred Bassett
> > > > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > >From: Toby Atwater <Toby@intri-plex.com>
> > > > > > >To: 'Fred Bassett' <fredbass@pacific.net.id>; Spridgets@Autox.
> > Team.
> > > Net
> > > > > > >(E-mail) <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > > > > > >Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:52 AM
> > > > > > >Subject: RE: fast bug-i in Fresno
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
http://triumph.cs.utah.edu/www/mg/tech/midget/engswapa.html
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Toyota 4age engine (think 84-86 RWD corolla or early mr2)
> > > 1600cc,
> > > > >DOHC
> > > > > > >with
> > > > > > > > a toyota T-50 tranny fit right in with very little
cutting.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The T blocks (think 70s RWD corolla) also fit however they
> are
> > a
> > > bit
> > > > > > >bigger,
> > > > > > > > heavier and diliver less output.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On my Midget, I am planning to try a toyota 3sg engine.
2.0L
> > > DOHC
> > > > >hooked
> > > > > > >up
> > > > > > > > to the same tranny. 200hp natutally aspirated machine. No
> fuel
> > > > >injection,
> > > > > > >I
> > > > > > > > am gonna try to adapt some SUs to at least try to remain
> > vintage
> > > > >esque.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Have fun...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Toby
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > 69 Sprite (all stock and keeping that way)
> > > > > > > > 69 MG Midget... (hey its already hacked)
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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